Decolonising The Human - Reflections From Africa On Difference And Oppression (Paperback)

Decolonising the Human examines the ongoing project of constituting ‘the human’ in light of the durability of coloniality and the persistence of multiple oppressions

The ‘human’ emerges as a deeply political category, historically constructed as a scarce existential resource. Once weaponised, it allows for the social, political and economic elevation of those who are centred within its magic circle, and the degradation, marginalisation and immiseration of those excluded as the different and inferior Other, the less than human.

Speaking from Africa, a key site where the category of the human has been used throughout European modernity to control, exclude and deny equality of being, the contributors use decoloniality as a potent theoretical and philosophical tool, gesturing towards a liberated, pluriversal world where human difference will be recognised as a gift, not used to police the boundaries of the human. Here is a transdisciplinary critical exploration of a wide range of subjects, including history, politics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology and decolonial studies.

General

Imprint:	Wits University Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	2021
Editors:	Melissa Steyn • William Mpofu
Authors:	Melissa Steyn • William Mpofu • Gbenga S Adejare • Olayinka Akanle • Cary Burnett • Jojolola Fasuyi • Nokuthula Hlabangane • Robert Maseko
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-1-77614-651-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics Books > Local Author Showcase > Lifestyle
LSN:	1-77614-651-4
Barcode:	9781776146512

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